Pedram Taher, MD

Walnut Creek, California
Pedram Taher, MD Expert Witness
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Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

General Specialties:

Nursing Homes

Keywords/Search Terms:

Nursing Home, SNF, Skilled Nursing Facility, Hospice, Infections, Palliative Care, Geriatrics, Dementia, Neglect, Goals of care, Delirium, Polypharmacy, Alzheimer's, COVID, Bed Sores, Pressure Ulcers, Medical Malpractice, Standards of Care, Hypertension, Diabetes, Heart Disease, long-term care

Education:

Fellowship in Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco (UCSF); Residency in Internal Medicine, Alameda County Medical Center, Oakland, CA; Medical Doctor – MD, Azad University, Najafabad Medical Facility, Isfahan, Iran.

Years in Practice:

17

Additional Information

Dr. Taher is board-certified in Internal Medicine. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the Alameda County Medical Center in Oakland, California, and a Rheumatology Fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco. His practice focuses mainly on skilled nursing facilities, caring for adult geriatric patients, including patients in sub-acute facilities who are ventilator-dependent. He has extensive experience in all aspects of nursing home care, including fall prevention, pain management, treatment of diabetes, hypertension, stroke, end-of-life care, common infections, and policies and procedures related to skilled nursing homes. He is currently the Medical Director at three San Francisco Bay Area skilled nursing facilities, one of which includes a sub-acute unit. He also serves as a hospice medical director. Specialty areas include; COVID-19, nursing homes, long-term care, medical negligence, elder abuse/neglect, nursing home falls, physical and chemical restraints, elopement, dementia, memory care, geriatric polypharmacy, bedsores (pressure wounds or pressure ulcers), nursing home infections (MRSA, VRE), dehydration, geriatrics, head trauma, accidental and suspected non-accidental (inflicted) trauma, medical malpractice, standards of care, nursing home administration, supervision, credentialing, and staffing.